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Ah the wheel of the year, the changing of the seasons. Fall melts into winter, winter to spring feels like such a gradual unfolding but the end of summer is different. This particular time feels like a turning- not of a wheel but of a corner. Summer’s end, the start of school, the shift in weather…it […]

Our news around here is all about boats. Tim and I with some help from our friend Alex got the Periwinkle done and looking better than ever. When I recruited my partner midwife to join me I didn’t know I was getting a super bonus in her husband Alex. He is a boat guy and […]

Maple Syrup Time ~ Pete Seeger “First you get the buckets ready, clean the pans and gather firewood, Late in the winter, it’s maple syrup time. You need warm and sunny days but still a cold and freezing nighttime For just a few weeks, maple syrup time. We boil and boil and boil and boil it […]

There is something about a baby in the kitchen. A wood stove, a golden retriever curled up in a cozy spot, a cat in a sunny window, these are all cozy but to me a baby in the kitchen is the ultimate house warmer. A baby in a basket in a kitchen and I’m a goner. […]